Broadband Applications and the Digital Home (Btexact Communications Technology Series, 5)

CONTENTS......Page 6
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Contributors......Page 18
Part One Delivery to the Home......Page 20
1.2 A Comparison of Broadband Access Alternatives......Page 22
1.3 Evolution of the Broadband Platform......Page 29
1.4 The Evolution of Broadband Wired Access Networks......Page 35
1.5 Summary......Page 39
2.2 Satellite Delivery Systems......Page 42
2.3 Protocol Attributes......Page 48
2.4 Applications......Page 50
2.5 Security Design Considerations......Page 53
2.6 Summary......Page 55
Part Two Networking the Home......Page 56
3.1 Introduction......Page 58
3.2 Why Do We Need a Home Area Network?......Page 63
3.3 What is a Home Area Network?......Page 65
3.4 Issues with Home Networking......Page 70
3.5 Who are the Key Players?......Page 71
3.6 Summary......Page 72
4.1 Introduction......Page 74
4.2 Installation Issues......Page 75
4.3 Self-Installation......Page 78
4.4 Distribution of Broadband Within the Home......Page 83
4.5 The Need for a Home Gateway......Page 85
4.6 Additional Services that a Home Gateway Could Provide......Page 87
4.7 Summary......Page 89
5.2 Evolution of the Gateway......Page 92
5.3 Inside, Outside or Centralised......Page 94
5.4 Management Issues......Page 95
5.5 Devices and Autoconfiguration......Page 97
5.6 Pervasive Computing......Page 99
5.7 OSGi -
The Open Services Gateway Initiative......Page 100
5.8 Looking Ahead......Page 104
6.2 The Connection Technologies......Page 106
6.3 The Role of the Residential Gateway......Page 134
6.4 Devices, Appliances, Services and Applications......Page 137
6.5 Summary......Page 139
7.2 Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Forum......Page 144
7.3 Customer Premises Equipment for FS-VDSL......Page 158
7.4 Home Neworking Forums......Page 163
7.5 TV-Anytime Forum......Page 164
7.6 Other Industry Forums......Page 165
7.7 Summary......Page 166
Part Three Living in the Home......Page 168
8.1 Introduction......Page 172
8.2 Broadband Socio-Demographics......Page 174
8.3 Broadband Usage......Page 176
8.4 Perceptions of Broadband......Page 185
8.5 Implications......Page 188
8.6 Summary......Page 193
9.1 Introduction......Page 196
9.2 Focus Group Findings......Page 197
9.3 Usage Scenarios......Page 200
9.5 Trial Findings......Page 202
9.6 Technical Issues......Page 206
9.8 The ‚Multiple-Device' Scenario
......Page 211
9.9 Ownership and Use of Devices......Page 213
9.10 DUS Requirements......Page 214
9.11 Summary......Page 216
10.1 Introduction......Page 218
10.2 The Social Science Foundations......Page 219
10.3 Other Studies......Page 225
10.4 A Brief Tour of the Results......Page 226
10.5 Synergies and Reviews......Page 238
10.6 Summary......Page 242
11.1 Introduction......Page 246
11.2 From 'Home Sweet Home' to 'Home Smart Home'......Page 247
11.3 Who are the Customers?......Page 252
11.4 From Discovery to Delivery......Page 260
11.5 Summary......Page 262
Part Four Applications......Page 264
12.1 Introduction......Page 270
12.2 Implementation......Page 274
12.3 Putting it all Together -
the Future......Page 278
13.1 Introduction......Page 282
13.2 Limiting Bandwidth to Trusted Applications......Page 287
13.3 Service Description......Page 288
13.4 Network Solutions......Page 290
13.5 Software Solution -
IP......Page 295
13.6 Billing Solution......Page 296
13.7 Controlling Your Content......Page 297
13.9 Summary......Page 298
14.1 Introduction......Page 302
14.2 System Overview......Page 305
14.3 The HACM Disparity Estimator......Page 307
14.4 Experimental Studies......Page 313
14.5 Summary......Page 318
15.2 The Prometheus Project......Page 322
15.3 Considering the Future of Entertainment Experiences......Page 325
15.4 Summary......Page 330
Part Five The Future Digital Home......Page 334
16.1 Introduction......Page 336
16.2 Overview......Page 337
16.3 The AvatarBT Exhibit......Page 338
16.4 Vandrea -
The Virtual Newscaster......Page 344
16.5 AvatarBT Applications......Page 350
16.6 User Evaluation of AvatarBT......Page 357
16.7 The Future of Personalised Virtual Humans......Page 359
17.2 Engineering Fashions -
Are You Being Served?......Page 366
17.3 Agents......Page 368
17.4 Does Smart Imitate Life?......Page 369
17.5 Is Incrementalism the Enemy of Innovation?......Page 370
17.7 Well Beings......Page 371
17.8 'Psyence' -
Fact or Fiction?......Page 372
17.9 Kitchen Rage......Page 373
17.11 So What Will Work?......Page 374
17.12 Networks......Page 379
17.13 Storage-Based Networks......Page 381
17.14 Summary......Page 382
Acronyms......Page 384
Index......Page 394